Anger, negative emotions may trigger stroke
...od vessels. It is important to note that our study does not assess the cumulative risk related to exposures to potential triggers but short-term risks during the two-hour period immediately following exposures," Koton said. Sudden reactions to startling events could trigger stroke through effects ...Stanford study questions accuracy of ads for body scans
...sumers overestimates the value of technologies and does not reasonably disclose risks, then choice is constrained, not enhanced." The research follows up on earlier work by Illes and colleagues, published in the July 2003 issue of Radiology. That article called attention to the lack of medical p...Can the standard course of radiation therapy following lumpectomy be shortened?
... "Our study shows that IMRT for four weeks does cause side effects to the skin, but the level is milder than expected and considered acceptable," explained Freedman. "What's more, these results are comparable to the side effects seen in studies of conventional six-weeks of radiation." ...Supporters of NIH policy see publishers' gambit as possible diversion
...ohnson added. "This can be a positive move, but it does not begin to approach the public benefit that comes from having an electronic archive of publicly funded research available at the National Library of Medicine. The NIH PubMed Central archive is and remains the gold standard for how to make trusted,...New study in NEJM suggests levodopa may slow progression of Parkinson's disease
...ournal of Medicine , showed not only that levodopa does not appear to worsen the disease, but that it may actually slow its progression. A total of 38 Parkinson Study Group sites across the U.S. and Canada conducted this multi-center, placebo-controlled, double-blind clinical trial involving 361 newly dia...Landmark survey reveals asthma in children remains significantly out of control in the United States
...a symptoms and long-term management so their child does not suffer needlessly." Asthma Control in Children: Are We Missing The Mark? In the survey, four out of five respondents reported that their or their child's asthma was well (43%) or completely controlled (35%), yet children missed the mark on ...Child health must become UNICEF's priority over next decade
...y and country work. Currently, and shamefully, it does not." The previous three executive directors--notably Bellamy's predecessor, James Grant--placed child survival at the centre of UNICEF's work, making the agency the most respected part of the UN. "What are the skills and experiences that Kofi An...News tips from the Journal of Neuroscience
...ers greatly betweenwaking and sleep states, so too does electrical brain activity, from the fast oscillating pattern of wakefulness to the slower waves of sleep states and then back to the fast activity associated with rapid eye movement (REM) sleep. This week, Gervasoni et al. examine the dynamics of the...Breast MRI moderately useful for detecting breast cancer, but does not eliminate need for biopsy
...erate specificity for detecting breast cancer, but does not necessarily eliminate the need for tissue sampling, according to a study in the December 8 issue of JAMA . Mammography is the primary imaging modality used to detect clinically occult breast cancer, according to background information in the art...Stem cell research: The new medicine of the future
...icle of faith, and they are entitled to it, but it does not follow that the theology of a few should be allowed to forestall the health and well-being of the many." If stem cell research is allowed to flourish, as it is in the United Kingdom, treatments derived from stem cells could potentially cure a wid...Marine snail study gives insights into human brain
...their functions in learning and memory. What does the marine snail learn? "The marine snail...histicated forms of learning that the marine snail does not show." As a Stanford graduate student, Glanzman began studying cognitive psycholo...Prevalence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease varies by ethnicity
...rome develops hepatic steatosis, and the condition does not always progress to severe stages. Recent retrospective studies have shown that the prevalence of cirrhosis due to NAFLD may vary by ethnic group. Researchers led by Jeffrey D. Browning of the University of Texas, examined a large, ethnically ...Studies reveal physicians' attitudes on end-of-life care
...-assisted suicide, terminal sedation may risk, but does not intend, hastening or causing death. A majority of physicians in the studies drew a clear line between terminal sedation and assisted suicide. In addition, physicians' attitudes were related to two notable factors: their experience in caring for t...Dec. 7 tip sheet Annals of Internal Medicine
...gain, they say. But they point out that this study does not find a cause-effect link between the hormone levels and the feelings of hunger and actual eating, and they say that other factors, such as cortisol or orexin, might affect sleep and body weight regulation. * * * 3. Sudden Death in Militar...Immigration & psychiatric disorders
...ate to the United States. However, this hypothesis does not explain the study's finding that risk for drug dependence and specific mood and anxiety disorders was similar among foreign-born non-Hispanic Whites and U.S.-born Mexican Americans." Also weighing against the healthy migrant model, the authors r...Two days of post-surgical pain relief now possible with just one shot
...morphine that are administered epidurally, DepoDur does not require an indwelling catheter for continuous pain relief. Indwelling catheters are tubes placed in a patient's spine to deliver pain medicine. Such catheters can make it difficult for patients to move around after surgery, can increase the risk...November/December 2004 Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
...ely sending written feedback reports to physicians does not have a significant impact on test-ordering behavior. They suggest that to be effective, feedback reports must be incorporated into a more ambitious continuous quality improvement program. The Unexpected in Primary Care: A Multicenter...Artery variations increase complication risk in liver transplants
...my, which occurs during fetal development, usually does not affect a healthy person. However, the knowledge can be of great help for some liver transplant recipients. "If we know a transplant recipient has a variant liver artery, we need to carefully follow these patients after liver transplantation. Some...New research tool aids study of national well-being
...e researchers. "It imposes less respondent burden; does not disrupt normal activities; and provides an ass...e study also supports previous findings that money does not buy happiness, the researchers said. The income and education levels of the respondents had less...Outpatient lung cancer procedure promising for inoperable disease
...l symptoms in these patients," Dr. Dupuy said. "It does not necessarily extend their lives, but it can improve their quality of life." Co-authors study are Caroline J. Simon, M.D., William W. Mayo-Smith, M.D., Thomas A. DiPetrillo, M.D., and Neal E. Ready, M.D....